LDS Family History Library Catalog Now Available on CD-ROM
The LDS Family History Library Catalog is new, improved and available to everyone on CD-ROM!!! This important resource allows researchers to sit at their home computers and identify sources they want to research before visiting the Family History Library or a local Family History Center. The compact disc version of the catalog: Describes the Church's collection of family history materials, which consist of over 2.5 million microforms and 300,000 books. Most importantly, the CD Allows searches by keyword, title, author, and call number to place, surname, subject, and film number searches. Researchers can even mark information found and come back to it in the future. For the forgetful in all of us, the CD even maintains a history of records reviewed in each search. The CD requires users to have Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0+, at least a Pentium processor (or better), 8MB RAM (16 MB recommended), minimum 4x CD-ROM drive, 4 megs of hard-disk space, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher). The Family History Library Catalog on CD (item number 50081000) can be ordered for $5.00 US through the various Church distribution centers around the world, by telephone for those in Canada or the US at 1-800-537-5971 and on the internet at the well known website: http://www.familysearch.org/ Well known is perhaps the understatement of the year when you consider that May 13, 2000 saw the 3 Billionth hit on the Family Search website! According to the press release the Family Search Website receives 8 million hits a day. For more about the website milestone see the news release at: http://www.lds.org/med_inf/new_upd/20000519_FS_Hits.html

UK National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD): http://ndad.ulcc.ac.uk/ NDAD contains archived digital data from UK government departments and agencies. The system has been available since March 1998 and provides open access to the catalogues of all its holdings, and free access to open datasets following a simple registration process. The information in this archive is primarily UK government data that has been prepared or stored on computer, along with associated documents which are scanned and stored as both image and text files. Public documents on paper which have not been digitized (such as certificates of birth, marriage and death) are not within the present scope of this system.

British Methodism and the Poor 1739-1999 - An exhibition by the Methodist Archives and Research Centre http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/data1/dg/methodist/poor/ This exceptional exhibit is rich in information, photographs and primary archival material. Items within the exhibit include: e: Account of Cash Received, from the LONDON SOCIETY Steward's Book, 1766-1802; WEST STREET CHAPEL, LONDON Poor Fund Ledger, 1764-96; THE STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY Cash Book of the Manchester branch, 1791-92; JOHN WESLEY Letter to Mr Dobson, Steward of the Charity School 21 February 1786; SALFORD METHODIST CLOTHING SOCIETY Minute Book, 1819-46 ; Rules for the General Government of the Methodist Charity Schools belonging to the London East Circuit, Instituted 1807; STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY Report...for the purpose of visiting and relieving the sick and distressed strangers and other poor at their respective habitations; A Sunday School class in the inner-city c.1890; LONDON EAST END MISSION Account of Work among the Poor, 1888-91; Hood Street Men's Shelter, Manchester; Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest, London; Central Mission, Deptford, London; A Sister of the People waiting outside Strangeways Prison, Manchester; MANCHESTER GIRLS' PREVENTATIVE AND TRAINING HOME Admission form for c.189- ; Women queuing for relief at the Manchester Mission offices c.1900 ; Open air evangelism in Manchester c.1910 ; Unemployed men working in the Mission timber yard c.1930

Hospital Records Database http://hospitalrecords.pro.gov.uk The Public Record Office has now created a database of the location of hospital records online. The Hospital Records Database provides researchers with information on the existence and location of the records of hospitals in the U.K. Currently over 2,800 entries can be found by searching the database using a simple enquiry screen. It is important to note that the information has been obtained mainly from questionnaires completed by local authority record offices, supplemented by further research. A small number of hospitals which maintain their own archives have been included, but coverage of records still held by hospitals is limited. The Information held on the database includes:

• ARCHON's Repositories in England : http://www.hmc.gov.uk/nra/locresult.asp?lctry=England ARCHON is the principal information gateway for UK archivists and users of manuscript sources for British history. It is hosted and maintained by the Historical Manuscripts Commission. From ARCHON you can access information on all repositories in the United Kingdom and all those repositories throughout the world which have collections of manuscripts which are noted on the British National Register of Archives.
• Archivesinfo - UK Archival Repositories on the Internet: http://www.archivesinfo.net/uksites.html

EARL http://www.earl.org.uk/index.html The EARL Consortium of UK public libraries works to promote the role of public libraries in providing library and information services across the network. Explore the staggering variety of services available including the searchable magazine, journal and newspaper finder known as MagNet http://www.earl.org.uk/magnet/index.html and Familia:

Familia http://www.earl.org.uk/familia/libraries.html Familia is a web-based directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Updated and maintained by the Family History Task Group of the EARL Consortium, Familia is the on-line starting-place to find information about materials in public libraries which will help you trace your family history.

Lookup United Kingdom target="_blank">http://www.lookupuk.com/ One of the largest and most popular websites for those in search of UK Lost Friends - Relatives - Missing Persons with more than 20000 Messages Online. Fully Searchable - Messages are Free.

Somerset Parish Records http://members.tripod.com/gloomchasers/ Visit the website of Michael Tutton from Toronto, Ontario for the Parish records and information about the town of Wedmore in Somerset. Parish records for marriages and baptisms from 1561 to the 1800's. This site also contains the Tutton family tree.

The Devon 1891 Census Transcription Project ;http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/censusproject.html This important project aims to provide a free online searchable transcription of the 1891 Census for Devon. It is intended as a pilot project, testing out organizational procedures and specially-designed software which is hoped will prove suitable for, and encourage the undertaking of, a planned much larger project, the FreeCEN Project, that would encompass other UK counties and census years. The project was initiated and planned largely by John Lerwill, with the assistance of a number of people, in particular Bob Muchamore and Sue Kinsella (Australia), Nick Mayne, Brian Randell and Phil Stringer (U.K.), and Ray Osborn (New Zealand). John Lerwill remains in charge of the overall technical aspects of the project, while the task of overall project coordination is presently handled by Brian Randell. In order to spread the workload, and reduce postal expenses, much of the organisation of volunteers is handled on a regional basis, by:

Railway Ancestors Family History Society http://www.railwayancestors.demon.co.uk/ The purpose of the RAILWAY ANCESTORS (FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY) is to help members trace their Family Ancestry in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and also British Railwaymen Overseas, by informing them of Records, Documents, Books, Special Collections, Etc., that exist in the Record repositories and by discovering and investigating previously unknown sources.

Relative value of sums of Money.1264 - 1980 http://www.essex.ac.uk/AMS/family/N-Money.html Also Gives some indication of wages for various occupations and trade in the past. Also try clicking on the links and at the bottom where it says return to front page to see a list of names in someone's genealogy, maybe a link to yours?

Weights and Measures http://www.essex.ac.uk/AMS/family/N-Units.html Did you know -- The bushel was a measure of capacity used for corn, fruit, etc. The imperial bushel, legally established in Great Britain in 1826, contained 2218.192 cubic inches, or 80 pounds of distilled water weighed in air at 62° Fahrenheit. The Winchester bushel, much used from the time of Henry VIII, was somewhat smaller, containing 2150.42 cubic inches, or 77.627413 pounds of distilled water; it is still generally used in the USA and Canada. The bushel had a great variety of other values, now abolished by law, though often in local use, varying not only from place to place, but in the same place according to the kind or quality of the commodity in question. Frequently it was no longer a measure of capacity, but a weight of so many [eg 30, 40, 45, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90, 93, 220] pounds of flour, wheat, oats, potatoes, etc. Also check out the dates and Regal Years showing the Reign of each King and Queen.

Internal Purchasing Power of the Pound 1914 -1997 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/stats/ukinfigs/power.htm A helpful website from Government Statistical Services.

Victorian Census Project http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/census/vichome.htm Directed by David Alan Gatley, the Victorian Census Project at Staffordshire University "aims to computerize a number of source documents and related materials relating to Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth century." These include nineteenth century census abstracts, vital registration statistics, Poor Law Commissioner returns, and Pigot's and Slater's Typology of England and Wales. This database has the potential to significantly broaden our understanding of British society in the nineteenth century in a number of areas, including health and disease, education and literacy, occupations and employment, and migration. At present, four sub-sets of variables relating to the 1831 and 1861 censuses, and the Scottish Registrar General's Annual Report for 1861, can be downloaded from the site. Each data set is in comma-delimited format. Additional resources at this site include an introduction to the Census Enumerator's Books and a hypertext version of Pigot's and Slater's Typology (under development).

Images of England http://www.rchme.gov.uk/ioe/index.htm Directed by the National Monuments Record, the public archive of English Heritage, Images of England is building a photographic record of England's 360,000 listed buildings to place on the internet by 2002. In the first three-month photographic survey, which began in August 1999, approximately 500 volunteer photographers in England captured over 39,000 images. The second survey, which began on May 1 2000, will involve over 650 photographers. The photographs taken by Images of England volunteers are the copyright of the individual photographers, as indicated next to each image. They should only be downloaded for press work and publicity relating to Images of England. From the Regional Information link (http://www.rchme.gov.uk/ioe/regi/regi0.htm) click on the map to choose a region and then have a look at the sample images already online for the area. Images of England looks to be a great resource in the making.

Britannia Internet Magazine target="_blank">http://www.britannia.com/ Britannia Internet Magazine is a monthly e-zine that considers itself a "gateway to the British Isles." At this site, interested Internauts can find a combination of articles and web resources on travel, sports, news, science, history, people, government, the arts, and other topics, as they relate to the British Isles. It is easy and fun to read, and spares the graphics for those with slow connections. Future issues promise to incorporate streaming video and audio, movie clips, and animations. BIM is a great site for those who want to keep up on all things British. About the only thing missing at present is an organized complete archive of past issues.

Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry by John and Sheila Rowlands. A follow-up to their popular book Welsh Family History the new book offers a vast array of information for anyone researching their Welsh roots. The book includes information about many little appreciated resources. Anyone involved in Welsh genealogy research soon learns that they must have some understanding of the social, cultural, religious, and economic background of the communities in which their ancestors lived. "Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry" attempts to broaden and expand that understanding, especially for the period prior to 1800, when most researchers begin to experience difficulties.

WalesGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwales/ This ever growing helpful website is a must stop on the Welsh researchers internet travels. The site contains extensive links, helpful resources, including biography and query boards. Most importantly, the Wales GenWeb project includes detailed county pages for all of Wales. For example:

• Monmouthshire GenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsmon/ Take a moment and check out the relatively new Monmouthshire County page on the WalesGenWeb project. Filled with helpful information about Archives, Lookup exchange, links, Family History Societies and more.

Genealogy Newsletter Editor's Corner http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bjstockton/editors/index.htm Newsletter editors are always searching for interesting articles, clip art, fillers and such to put together an interesting and informative publication. This gathering spot feature articles, clipart and fillers that can be used freely to make the job easier. Links take you to those sites that are willing to share - and list the necessary steps, if permission is needed. A great resource for those publishing newsletters!

GenUKI http://www.genuki.org.uk GenUKI is always busy adding links, parish records, indexes and vast amounts of information to its website and detailed county pages. Examples of new entries recently, include:

• Warwickshire http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WAR/ Links added: Notes from the 1821 Census; Photographs - Heart of England; Archdiocese of Birmingham (RC) Records; Birmingham Commercial College; Birmingham Dramatic News 1885; Birmingham Nonconformist and Roman Catholic Registers; Hobnobbing with the gentry in Bermuda - Warwick reference; Obsolete Street Names (1885 Style); Parish Records, Birmingham Library; Royal Warwicks in South Africa; Showell's 1885 Directory; Warwickshire Cemeteries; Warwickshire Regiments and their Histories; William Barr Diary; 18 Antique postcards of Birmingham.
• Yorkshire North Riding http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/ Links added/amended for North Riding Parishes -- Where is it in Yorkshire; [Alne] St. Stephen's Church, Alne; [Alne] The Church of St. Mary the Virigin; [Alne] St. Michael's Chapel, Tollerton; [Ampleforth] At the Church Gates; [Appleton Wiske] Photograph of St. Mary's Church; [Appleton Wiske] Churches of Yorkshire; [Arkengarthdale] Photographs of the Arkengarthdale Area; [Brandsby] All Saints Church, Brandsby; [Cayton] Baptisms; [Cayton] Marriages; [Cayton] Burials; [Cayton] Church Officials; [Cold Kirby] St. Michael's Church, Cold Kirby; [Coxwold] St. Michael's Church, Coxwold; [Coxwold] Holy Trinity Church, Yearsley; [Crayke] St. Cuthbert's Church, Crayke; [Easingwold] St. John's Church, Easingwold; [Easingwold] St. Mary's Church, Raskelf; [Gilling East] The Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East; [Great Thirkleby] All Saints' Church, Great Thirkleby; [Grinton] the Reeth area; [Grinton] the Swaledale area; [Grinton] further information for Grinton Lodge; [Hackness] St. Peter's Church, Hackness; [Helmsley] All Saints' Church, Helmsley; [Helmsley] St. Mary's Church, Rievaulx; [Helmsley] St. Chad's Church, Sproxton; [Helmsley] St. Saviour's Church, Harome; [Husthwaite] St. Nicholas' Church, Husthwaite; [Husthwaite] St. Mary's Church, Carlton Husthwaite; [Kilburn] St. Mary's Church, Kilburn; [Kirby Knowle] St. Mary's Church, Bagby; [Kirkbymoorside] All Saints' Church, Kirkbymoorside; [Kirkdale] St. Hilda's Church, Beadlam; [Levisham] The Church of St. John the Baptist, Levisham; [Malton] St. Michael's Church; [Masham] Photograph of St. Mary's Church, Masham; [Middleton] St. Andrew's Church, Middleton; [Middleton] St Giles' Church, Lockton; [Newton upon Ouse] All Saints' Church, Newton upon Ouse; [Old Byland] All Saints' Church, Old Byland; [Old Malton] St. Mary's Church, Old Malton; [Osmotherley] photographs of the Osmotherley area; [Oswaldkirk] St. Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk; [Pickering] photographs of the Goathland area; [Richmond] photographs of the Richmond area; [Scarborough] Professions and Trades in 1840; [Scawton] St. Mary's Church, Scawton; [Sessay] St. Cuthbert's Church, Sessay; [Sinnington] All Saints' Church, Sinnington; [Thormanby] St. Mary's Church; [Thornton Dale] All Saints' Church, Thornton Dale; [Topcliffe] Photograph of St. John's Church, Skipton on Swale; [Whitby] photographs of the Whitby area; [Yarm] photographs of the Yarm area.

Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: British History 1700-1950: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html British History: 1700-1950 is a comprehensive encyclopaedia containing over 2,800 entries. The encyclopaedia is an attempt to show the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society. The text within each entry is hyperlinked to other relevant pages in the encyclopaedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail. The sources are also hyperlinked so the researcher is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organisation, etc., that produced the material. An excellent and helpful site for those wanting to learn more about British History!

BLPES Pamphlet Collection http://www.blpes.lse.ac.uk/services/guides/pamphlets/ In a welcome move to researchers and historians, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES) has created an online guide to its large pamphlet collection, containing some 90,000 pamphlets, many from the 19th and early 20^th centuries. While covering a number of important public and political issues in British history, the collection also contains a fair amount of European and International materials, including a large number of German-language pamphlets, as well as materials on Latin American trade unions, the League of Nations, pacifism, the two World Wars, and conflict in the Middle East. Users can browse the guide by fifteen topics (e.g., Issues in British history, political parties, social policy, poor laws, transport, etc.) or search the online catalog by subject keyword, author, title, or issuing body. The guide lists pamphlet author, title, and classmark, while the online catalog also includes publisher, pages, location, and other notes. As an added bonus, the majority of pamphlets listed in the social policy and transport guides have been digitized and are available in .pdf format.

Books by, or co-authored by Fawne Stratford-Devai include:
• Leaving Ontario, Resources for Tracking Ontario Migrants
• Researching Your English & Welsh Roots From Afar, A Guide
• Canadian Records of Birth, Marriage and Death: A Guide
• Getting From Here To There, Identifying the Origins of Immigrants to Canada
• Canadian Family History in the 21st Century, Lessons, Links & Resources
• Using Maps in Family History Research
• Province of Ontario Immigration Records, An Overview
• Ontario Land Registry Office Records: A Research Guide
• Vital Records In Ontario Before 1869, A Guide to Early Ontario Vital Records
• District Marriage Registers of Upper Canada (27 vols)
• District Vital Records of Upper Canada / Canada West (8 vols)
• Fegan's Homes Newsletters (Home Children) (10 vols)
• Men of Upper Canada- Militia Nominal Rolls 1828 - 1829. (census substitute)
• Middlesex County (Ontario, Canada) Marriages and Baptisms 1848 - 1858.
• Haldimand County Marriage & Burial Register, 1851 - 1865
• Middlesex County (Ontario, Canada) Marriages and Baptisms 1848 - 1858.